Published on 12, July, 2020
Have any of you had experiences that should've resulted in questions being asked as to what was going on ,but instead you were treated in a highly critical and unsupportive manner? I have many, but 2 stand out most. The first: A week into my 1st admission I'm told I'm going to do therapy making doll's houses. I get very anxious because have poor/very poor ability when it comes to constructional skills. That added to the fact I was already in a bad state. I was dragged from the path of the hospital bus. Instead of doing something sensible and intelligent, like trying to find out why, a disapproving pdoc brands me as an awkward and troublesome teenager. The second: I'm chucked off a cookery course during my last psych admission for taking too long to peel and cut potatoes . I got treated as though I was deliberately obstructive and a trouble maker. The reality? I had genuinely struggled with the task, and needed support not harsh criticism.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Me falling into the habit of punching myself in the face when frustrated last year should have signified to those around me that I needed support.
But instead I was dismissed as "misbehaving".